History clear to everyone and made it clear that he is trying to apply only what he wants and want is for his sake and he also ignores everything that is not for that isnt just now the situation must be different because turkey has been there we have taken part in the moscow talks and we have made the phase of have to clear in front of the International Community the berlin some of the berlin conference to be convened very soon were. You not that are emirates we would all meet and we would all evaluate all these. Details other countries like the not to the states of america will participate also the United Nations will participate in the European Union the African Union will be there we. Tone the concerned part is that carter has to be presented in this conference we havent reached the concretes is not that we we need yet. The International Community has to be d fully aware of the tools that must be using order to bring peace and stability to libya we need not to valuate they leave be
Most powerful general in an. International airport on friday hundreds of lining the streets of the body of general. Has returned. To in the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder Julian Assange hes slowly dying in a u. K. Prison saying hes being plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas. Rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what. He sounded awful he said to me but im slowly dying. With the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments come to the weekly on r. T. International i mean you know neal. Our breaking news stories this hour we are getting reports 1st of all that several rockets hit an area near the u. S. Embassy in baghdad heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and Foreign Missions were trying to get a grasp on just walked out is not before thought the Iraqi Parliament passed a resolution cal
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Majestic god, your name fills the earth. In spite of our challenges, you continue to rule with your love, wisdom, and power. Grant that our lawmakers may not forget the many dangers, toils, and snares that you have already brought our nation through. Lord, give our senators the wisdom to know that you continue to direct the steps of the faithful and that we have nothing to fear. Spirit of god, arise within our hearts and prepare us for the task of this day. Surprise us again with your ability to transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows doing for us more than we can ask or imagine. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty
Museum, and also to all of you at home who are watching via cspan. We have this evening a wonderful presentation by lord browne, and then followed by discussion with professor Daniel Minisini of rice university. So without further ado im going to hand it over to lord browne come help me welcome john browne to houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me, to spend some time this week. For someone who is on the boards of several museums and galleries, i have a deep appreciation for the role that institutions like this play in the local community and, indeed, in society more generally. As a window on the past and explainer of the present and a guide to the future, they are indispensable resources which go above and beyond what you can read in books. Houston is fortunate to have this place, and its a great pleasure to be here. As a natural scientist and subsequently an engineer, ive always sought to maintain a Broad Perspec
Perspectives to current issues. The center itself is strictly nonpartisan, and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policies, but in fact to provide Historical Context to help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. I want to thank or acknowledge the Financial Support of the mellon foundation, which makes this briefing possible. Theso want to thank assistant director that helped organize this. I want to thank the office of gerry connolly, and also alert you to the fact that you all have index cards on your chairs. This is for questions. As the presenters are speaking, feel free to jot down questions. We will collect them. The second half will be devoted to q a. We will collect the questions and go from there. Thank you all for coming. David . David good morning. Thank you for coming. My name is david paynter. Er. David paint i have been Teaching International history at Georgetown University for 30 years. The rest of it is in t